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    All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
    virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
    barter.

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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Government Quotes,
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Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.

Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.

by Werner Finck Found in: Government Quotes,
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The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Government Quotes,
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Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If read more

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it

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The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

by Jonathan Shipley Found in: Government Quotes,
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Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
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Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
charta.]

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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

by Will Rogers Found in: Government Quotes,
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They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.

They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.

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Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

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